Argentina says it won't yield to unions; controversy over success of the national strike

Friday, August 29th 2014 - 06:04 UTC

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Argentina's Labor minister Carlos Tomada said that it is not a government’s priority to discuss the modification of the income tax or re-opening wage talks, as dissident unions demanded during a general strike on Thursday which partially paralyzed Buenos Aires city since several transport unions joined the stoppage. Read full article

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chronic
Workers unite. Cretina is victimizing you. Double your demands. You are entitled.
Aug 29th, 2014 - 08:29 am - Link - Report abuse 0
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Conqueror
Well, well, well. You have a “government that “denies reality” and “has lost touch with the people.” Surprise, surprise. How long ago did ”we” tell you. Just a tip here. When you can no longer see over the lip of the hole, stop digging!
Aug 29th, 2014 - 09:54 am - Link - Report abuse 0
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Britworker
I wondered where liberaces piano keys went.
Aug 29th, 2014 - 10:17 am - Link - Report abuse 0
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ChrisR
The 'government' in denial?

Surely not!

Ha, ha, ha.

I think they may be heading for FUBAR squared if they expect workers to deny 40% inflation.
Aug 29th, 2014 - 11:42 am - Link - Report abuse 0
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golfcronie
Controversy, surely not in Argentina
Aug 29th, 2014 - 05:17 pm - Link - Report abuse 0
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ChrisR
Closer to my home in Uruguay: the secondary teachers are to go on National strike this Tuesday (2nd September).

Not for more money, not for shorter hours or longer holidays, but because the stupid, stupid bastards running the School Board want the teachers to raise the exam marks of failing students. These students are generally from “the poor” that get handed money instead of a kick up the arse to bring them into the real world.

Now it is not because they want to make the schooling system look “better” but for...no one knows! The School Board (or whatever the bunch of old Tupas running it call it) are DEMANDING that the teachers do as they are told. So the teachers have told them politely to fuck off.

Well done to the teachers who will lose a days' pay doing this.

I don't suppose these murdering commie bastards have thought the thing through or realise that the only people who will suffer are the children that have worked for their exam markings.

Just when you think No Money Pepe can't be a bigger prat than he is now, he proves he can.
Aug 29th, 2014 - 07:48 pm - Link - Report abuse 0
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Troy Tempest
6 ChrisR
“Now it is not because they want to make the schooling system look “better” but for...no one knows!”

From the outside looking in, I'd say that if the students are no longer failing, because their marks are raised, perhaps then they will no longer qualify for government handouts.
Less money spent on them from the state.
In the short term anyway!
Aug 29th, 2014 - 11:21 pm - Link - Report abuse 0
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ChrisR
@ 7 Troy Tempest

I am seeing one of my teacher friends on Tuesday, I'll ask.
Aug 30th, 2014 - 04:17 pm - Link - Report abuse 0
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